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Happy holidays and happy book new year! Here is the #Slaveryarchive Most Anticipated Books 2026 list. Enjoy, and see you all in 2026 www.slaveryarchive.com/most-anticip...
December 19, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Happy holidays and happy book new year! Here is the #Slaveryarchive Most Anticipated Books 2026 list. Enjoy, and see you all in 2026 www.slaveryarchive.com/most-anticip...
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Thrilled that ARCHIVAL IRRUPTIONS is part of the top 10 #Slaveryarchive best books of 2025 - highly recommend the other books on this list as well!
In this holiday season, we keep reading! This is the #Slaveryarchive 10 Best Books 2025 list www.slaveryarchive.com/10-best-book...
December 15, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Thrilled that ARCHIVAL IRRUPTIONS is part of the top 10 #Slaveryarchive best books of 2025 - highly recommend the other books on this list as well!
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We are so happy for @chloeireton.bsky.social and Shantel George who are both included in @slaveryarchive.bsky.social's Ten Best Books of 2025! Much deserved recognition for these stellar books. @universitypress.cambridge.org
In this holiday season, we keep reading! This is the #Slaveryarchive 10 Best Books 2025 list www.slaveryarchive.com/10-best-book...
December 15, 2025 at 5:46 PM
We are so happy for @chloeireton.bsky.social and Shantel George who are both included in @slaveryarchive.bsky.social's Ten Best Books of 2025! Much deserved recognition for these stellar books. @universitypress.cambridge.org
Congratulations to our dear Alex Gil, Department of Spanish and Portuguese at @yale, who received an honorable mention for the Lois Roth Award for Translation of a Literary Work for his translation of Aimé Césaire’s . . . . . . And the Dogs Were Silent #slaveryarchive
December 13, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Congratulations to our dear Alex Gil, Department of Spanish and Portuguese at @yale, who received an honorable mention for the Lois Roth Award for Translation of a Literary Work for his translation of Aimé Césaire’s . . . . . . And the Dogs Were Silent #slaveryarchive
In this holiday season, we keep reading! This is the #Slaveryarchive 10 Best Books 2025 list www.slaveryarchive.com/10-best-book...
December 13, 2025 at 6:36 PM
In this holiday season, we keep reading! This is the #Slaveryarchive 10 Best Books 2025 list www.slaveryarchive.com/10-best-book...
Congratulations to our advisory board member Jessica Marie Johnson and her fantastic team, whose project Keywords for Black Louisiana won this amazing award #slaveryarchive
November 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Congratulations to our advisory board member Jessica Marie Johnson and her fantastic team, whose project Keywords for Black Louisiana won this amazing award #slaveryarchive
Congratulations to historian Diana Paton (@dianapaton.bsky.social), member of our advisory board, who is leading a major Project to map enslaved people’s testimony at the University of Edinburgh. Check also the postdoc fellowship opportunity #slaveryarchive www.ed.ac.uk/news/project...
Project to map enslaved people’s testimony | News | The University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh historians will investigate slavery and the law in British Guiana, now Guyana, in a new three year-long project.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Congratulations to historian Diana Paton (@dianapaton.bsky.social), member of our advisory board, who is leading a major Project to map enslaved people’s testimony at the University of Edinburgh. Check also the postdoc fellowship opportunity #slaveryarchive www.ed.ac.uk/news/project...
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HUGELY looking forward to @araujohistorian.bsky.social’s paper in a week’s time! (So much so that we’re going to ignore that that means *IT’S DECEMBER IN A WEEK’S TIME*)
Join us in lovely Bloomsbury or on zoom!
#EarlyModern #SkyStorians
Join us in lovely Bloomsbury or on zoom!
#EarlyModern #SkyStorians
I will be in London to present the paper "Dahomey: A West African Kingdom in the Centre of the World During the Eighteenth Century" at the @ihreurope1500.bsky.social on Dec 1, 17h30 (London time) register here to join us in person or online www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... #slaveryarchive
November 23, 2025 at 1:15 PM
HUGELY looking forward to @araujohistorian.bsky.social’s paper in a week’s time! (So much so that we’re going to ignore that that means *IT’S DECEMBER IN A WEEK’S TIME*)
Join us in lovely Bloomsbury or on zoom!
#EarlyModern #SkyStorians
Join us in lovely Bloomsbury or on zoom!
#EarlyModern #SkyStorians
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On November 15 (SATURDAY), 2:00 PM EST, the #Slaveryarchive Book Club will host historian Roquinaldo Ferreira who will be discussing his book Worlds of Unfreedom: West Central Africa in the Era of Global Abolition (Princeton University Press, 2025). Register now! us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
November 4, 2025 at 10:09 PM
On November 15 (SATURDAY), 2:00 PM EST, the #Slaveryarchive Book Club will host historian Roquinaldo Ferreira who will be discussing his book Worlds of Unfreedom: West Central Africa in the Era of Global Abolition (Princeton University Press, 2025). Register now! us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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THE CROWN’S SILENCE:
“An engrossing tale … An account of powerful people behaving badly that’s hard to resist.” —Kirkus reviews.
Read the full review here: 👇
www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
“An engrossing tale … An account of powerful people behaving badly that’s hard to resist.” —Kirkus reviews.
Read the full review here: 👇
www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
THE CROWN'S SILENCE | Kirkus Reviews
Royals profited handsomely from slavery, says this account.
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October 25, 2025 at 12:17 PM
THE CROWN’S SILENCE:
“An engrossing tale … An account of powerful people behaving badly that’s hard to resist.” —Kirkus reviews.
Read the full review here: 👇
www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
“An engrossing tale … An account of powerful people behaving badly that’s hard to resist.” —Kirkus reviews.
Read the full review here: 👇
www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
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Join the #Slaveryarchive Book Club tomorrow, October 25, Saturday, 2:00 PM EST to discuss historian Toby Green's new book The Heretic of Cacheu, register here us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
October 24, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Join the #Slaveryarchive Book Club tomorrow, October 25, Saturday, 2:00 PM EST to discuss historian Toby Green's new book The Heretic of Cacheu, register here us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Submissions for the 2025 #Slaveryarchive Book Prize are open until February 15, 2026. Check the call in English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese and submit your book www.slaveryarchive.com/book-prize/
October 7, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Submissions for the 2025 #Slaveryarchive Book Prize are open until February 15, 2026. Check the call in English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese and submit your book www.slaveryarchive.com/book-prize/
Submissions for the 2025 #Slaveryarchive Book Prize are open until February 15, 2026. Check the call in English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese and submit your book www.slaveryarchive.com/book-prize/
October 7, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Submissions for the 2025 #Slaveryarchive Book Prize are open until February 15, 2026. Check the call in English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese and submit your book www.slaveryarchive.com/book-prize/
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Happy US #pubday The Heretic of Cacheu (@UChicagoPress) by Toby Green. The #Slaveryarchive Book Club will discuss the book on October 25, register HERE us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... and get the book here with 30% discount with code UCPNEW at check out press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
October 6, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Happy US #pubday The Heretic of Cacheu (@UChicagoPress) by Toby Green. The #Slaveryarchive Book Club will discuss the book on October 25, register HERE us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... and get the book here with 30% discount with code UCPNEW at check out press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
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Two to go! Join us at the #Slaveryarchive Book Club to discuss The Heretic of Cacheu (U. of Chicago Press) by Toby Green on Oct. 25, register HERE us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... and get the book here with 30% discount with code UCPNEW at check out press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: #Slaveryarchive Book Club with Toby Green (King's College London). After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Join us to discuss The Heretic of Cacheu: Struggles over Life in a 17th Century West African Port (Penguin/Allen Lane, 2025) by Toby Green (King's College London)
Get the book here and use code UCPNE...
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October 6, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Two to go! Join us at the #Slaveryarchive Book Club to discuss The Heretic of Cacheu (U. of Chicago Press) by Toby Green on Oct. 25, register HERE us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... and get the book here with 30% discount with code UCPNEW at check out press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
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Join us in Boston this Thursday, October 9, for the @maahstonebookaward.bsky.social for a free signed copy of Humans in Shackles and a hug. Reception at 5:30pm/Award Presentations at 6:30pm at the African Meeting House, 46 Joy Street, Boston, MA. Register at www.maahstonebookaward.org
October 6, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Join us in Boston this Thursday, October 9, for the @maahstonebookaward.bsky.social for a free signed copy of Humans in Shackles and a hug. Reception at 5:30pm/Award Presentations at 6:30pm at the African Meeting House, 46 Joy Street, Boston, MA. Register at www.maahstonebookaward.org
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I love seeing the first 5 star ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader reviews of my upcoming book, THE CROWN'S SILENCE (Mariner, Jan. 2026), on Netgalley! Pre-order your copy wherever books are sold. www.harpercollins.com/products/the...
October 6, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I love seeing the first 5 star ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader reviews of my upcoming book, THE CROWN'S SILENCE (Mariner, Jan. 2026), on Netgalley! Pre-order your copy wherever books are sold. www.harpercollins.com/products/the...
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This was such a delight! Thinking about family and its (il)legibility as essential to politics. Thank you @eicathomefinn.bsky.social for a marvellous paper and @jhowesuk.bsky.social for wonderful response.
FIRST SESSION THIS MONDAY! Join us for "At the Cusp of the Modern? Tipu Sultan, the Family & East India Company Rule", a paper by @eicathomefinn.bsky.social with comment by @jhowesuk.bsky.social
All welcome in person @ihr.bsky.social & on zoom (register for link: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...)
All welcome in person @ihr.bsky.social & on zoom (register for link: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...)
October 7, 2025 at 8:00 AM
This was such a delight! Thinking about family and its (il)legibility as essential to politics. Thank you @eicathomefinn.bsky.social for a marvellous paper and @jhowesuk.bsky.social for wonderful response.
Happy US #pubday The Heretic of Cacheu (@UChicagoPress) by Toby Green. The #Slaveryarchive Book Club will discuss the book on October 25, register HERE us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... and get the book here with 30% discount with code UCPNEW at check out press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
October 6, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Happy US #pubday The Heretic of Cacheu (@UChicagoPress) by Toby Green. The #Slaveryarchive Book Club will discuss the book on October 25, register HERE us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... and get the book here with 30% discount with code UCPNEW at check out press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
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A big congratulations is in order for author Randy M. Browne—his book THE DRIVER'S STORY has just won the Slavery Archive Book Prize, granted by the #Slaveryarchive Digital Initiative (@slaveryarchive.bsky.social)! bit.ly/3Qs4ZJs
The Driver’s Story – Penn Press
The story of the driver is the story of Atlantic slavery. Starting in the seventeenth-century Caribbean, enslavers developed the driving system to solve thei...
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October 3, 2025 at 7:28 PM
A big congratulations is in order for author Randy M. Browne—his book THE DRIVER'S STORY has just won the Slavery Archive Book Prize, granted by the #Slaveryarchive Digital Initiative (@slaveryarchive.bsky.social)! bit.ly/3Qs4ZJs
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I am so excited to share this news!
Keeping our commitment to recognize the outstanding book on the history of the Atlantic slave trade and slavery, we are delighted to announce The Driver’s Story by historian @randybrowne.bsky.social as the Winner of the #Slaveryarchive Book Prize 2024 www.slaveryarchive.com/slaveryarchi...
October 3, 2025 at 10:17 AM
I am so excited to share this news!
Keeping our commitment to recognize the outstanding book on the history of the Atlantic slave trade and slavery, we are delighted to announce The Driver’s Story by historian @randybrowne.bsky.social as the Winner of the #Slaveryarchive Book Prize 2024 www.slaveryarchive.com/slaveryarchi...
October 3, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Keeping our commitment to recognize the outstanding book on the history of the Atlantic slave trade and slavery, we are delighted to announce The Driver’s Story by historian @randybrowne.bsky.social as the Winner of the #Slaveryarchive Book Prize 2024 www.slaveryarchive.com/slaveryarchi...
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Sat., Oct. 4, at 2:00 pm EDT it will be my pleasure to speak about my new book *Freedom Ship* with the #slaveryarchive Book Club. Please register through the link below and join us! Warm thanks to @araujohistorian.bsky.social and Alex Gil for organizing the event.
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October 1, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Sat., Oct. 4, at 2:00 pm EDT it will be my pleasure to speak about my new book *Freedom Ship* with the #slaveryarchive Book Club. Please register through the link below and join us! Warm thanks to @araujohistorian.bsky.social and Alex Gil for organizing the event.
us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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I'm so honored that THE DRIVER'S STORY is a finalist for the @slaveryarchive.bsky.social Book Prize!
Congrats to the other finalists, @daviddoddington.bsky.social and @profjennyshaw.bsky.social.
www.slaveryarchive.com/slaveryarchi...
Congrats to the other finalists, @daviddoddington.bsky.social and @profjennyshaw.bsky.social.
www.slaveryarchive.com/slaveryarchi...
September 9, 2025 at 10:31 AM
I'm so honored that THE DRIVER'S STORY is a finalist for the @slaveryarchive.bsky.social Book Prize!
Congrats to the other finalists, @daviddoddington.bsky.social and @profjennyshaw.bsky.social.
www.slaveryarchive.com/slaveryarchi...
Congrats to the other finalists, @daviddoddington.bsky.social and @profjennyshaw.bsky.social.
www.slaveryarchive.com/slaveryarchi...
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More well-deserved accolades for @daviddoddington.bsky.social whose book is a finalist for the @slaveryarchive.bsky.social book prize--"is an extraordinary study shedding new light on old age and aging in the antebellum US South." @universitypress.cambridge.org offers our big congratulations!
September 9, 2025 at 2:24 PM
More well-deserved accolades for @daviddoddington.bsky.social whose book is a finalist for the @slaveryarchive.bsky.social book prize--"is an extraordinary study shedding new light on old age and aging in the antebellum US South." @universitypress.cambridge.org offers our big congratulations!